LASIK Post-Operative Instructions
Eye Drop Instructions PRED FORTE
1 drop 4 times a day for 1st week
VIGAMOX or Generic
1 drop 4 times a day for 1st week
PRESERVATIVE FREE TEARS
One drop every hour while awake for 1 week
ARTIFICIAL TEARS
THEN One drop 6 times a day for 3 months
Can be used up to every 15 minutes or as needed for dryness
Protective Eyewear Instructions EYESHIELDS
Whenever sleeping, tape eyeshields over eyes for 1 week
SOLARSHIELDS – The solarshields should be worn full-time while outdoors for the first 2 days post-operatively, after which you are welcome to use your own sunglasses. Beyer Laser Center recommends sunglasses with UV protection.
ACTIVITIES TO AVOID FOR 1 WEEK – Eye makeup, dirty or smoky environments, swimming and hot tubbing. Avoid getting water directly into your eyes, water is not sterile. ACTIVITIES TO AVOID FOR 1 MONTH – No rubbing eyes, no squeezing eyelids tightly together or squinting, and if you have an activity that is questionable, please call our office.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO KEEP ALL OF YOUR POST-OPERATIVE APPOINTMENTS. YOUR UPCOMING POST-OPERATIVE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE AT 1 DAY AND WITHIN 1 WEEK.